Victoria County Early Head Start
A licensed child care center in Victoria, Texas 77901
1309 E Red River St, Victoria, Texas 77901. (361) 661-3825.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 9 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Victoria County: 6
- 5 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 17 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
9 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 53 child care providers in Victoria County had 6.
17 inspections on record. The latest, on Feb 19, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Jul 1, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised, at the report to the state on Jul 1, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Report Situation Placing Children at Risk, at the report to the state on Jul 1, 2025
2 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 9, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
“Based on information gathered during the investigation, a mat on the playground had a large tear it in, causing a child to trip and fall.”
Jul 1, 2025: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“During the course of the investigation, it was determined that a two-year-old child was left unsupervised on the playground for approximately two minutes. when the child’s class returned indoors.”
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Never Unsupervised
“Based upon evidence collected during the course of the investigation, it was determined that an infant was left alone sleeping in a crib, unsupervised, for approximately 10 minutes when the rest of the class went outside on the playground.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“The operation failed to report two different incidents in which children in care were discovered to have been left unsupervised/unattended by operation staff to CCR as required.”
Apr 1, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment - Crib for Each Non-walking Infant Younger Than 12 Months of Age
“Three non-walking infants under the age of twelve months old were observed sleeping on a crib mattress on the floor.”
May 23, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Documented Annual Training - Caregivers of Children Under 24 Months Required
“One out of ten personnel files evaluated lacked current SIDS/Shaken Baby training.”
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Director Annual Training - Caring for children under 24 months
“The director lacked current SIDS/Shaken Baby Training.”
Apr 18, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“Based on information gathered, two caregivers failed to use good judgement when they did not count children during a transition.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“Based on information gathered and video evidence, a child was left unsupervised in the bathroom for approximately two minutes.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
May 4, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Basic Requirements for Infants - Free from Choking Objects That May Cause Choking in Infants or Toddlers
“An infant was observed sleeping in the crib with a bib on.”
Feb 7, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Written Feeding Instructions - Signed and Dated by Parent or Health-Care Professional
“One infant did not have written feeding instructions.”
All 21 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Aug 7, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 14, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 1, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 19, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 23, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Dec 12, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 11, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 4, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jun 9, 2023.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 162 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 4 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 53 child care providers in Victoria County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 6; this one had 9.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Victoria County Early Head Start This child care provider | 9 |
| YMCA Early Learning Center Pre-School | 36 |
| A+ Kidz Care Learning Center 2, LLC | 8 |
| Tiny Sprouts Academy | 3 |
| Victoria Christian School | 17 |
| Bonnie Catherine Taylor | 41 |
| YMCA Youth Adventure Camp | 20 |
| Angelita Arlene Hernandez | Not given |
| Kidversity LLC, DBA It’s A Small World Nursery School | 17 |
| Fresh Start Christian Learning Center LLC | 13 |
| Trinity Advance Learning Center | 11 |
| YMCA Prime Time Dudley | 3 |
| YMCA Prime Time Rowland | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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